Canada at War: SASKATCHEWAN: First Foot Forward

The first socialist government in
Canada put itself on exhibit this week.

Saskatchewan's C.C.F. Cabinet, duly sworn in and settled down to work,
offered Canadians a preview of what they could expect in the way of a
national socialist government. Premier Tommy Douglas' twelve-man
Cabinet was long on party loyalty and enthusiasm, naturally short on
administrative experience. The Cabinet's strongest point: it was
thoroughly typical of the rural, grain-growing people who had put the
C.C.F. in provincial power. Among the members were one clergyman
(Douglas), five farmers, three schoolteachers, one expert on...